Nearby Theaters

The Torch Theatre opened in 1977. It has a cliffside location, overlooking the site of the Marina. The main original 297 seat auditorium has now be joined by a 102 seat Studio Theatre. Both are equipped to screen films. The theatre is operated by the local Council.

The Torch opened on 16 April 1977, although according to its website the first in-house production, Alan Ayckbourn’s Relatively Speaking, was not staged until that November. It was designed by Monty Minter and cost £500,000 to build. The redevelopment, which included the studio theatre, was completed in 2008 and appears to have cost ten times what the original had. The studio has a “moat” feature which when unused reduces the seating to 83.